Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23445
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR DEB
International designator: 1961-015BN
Object number (NORAD): 230
Object ID (CCSDS): 230
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.099 minutes
Inclination: 66.8849 deg
SMA: 7283.339 km
Apoapsis: 971.587 km
Periapsis: 838.822 km
RAAN: 28.2982 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00911429
Argument of periapsis: 14.1883 deg
Mean anomaly: 346.1727 deg
Mean motion: 13.96712262 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000065 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000099216555 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 4:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00230U 61015BN 25248.70353541 .00000065 00000-0 99217-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00230 66.8849 28.2982 0091143 14.1883 346.1727 13.96712262266027
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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